NEA Challenge America, FY2025
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- 2024NEA01CA
- Applications due
- Award size
- $10,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Category
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- Arts
- Eligible applicants
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- Higher Education Inst. (Private)
- Special District Governments
- 501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- City/Township Governments
- County Governments
- Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
- Higher Education Inst. (Public)
- Independent School Districts
- State Governments
- Full announcement
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The National Endowment for the Arts' Challenge America grant opportunity seeks applications from higher education institutions, nonprofits, local and tribal governments for projects in any artistic discipline that extend the reach of the arts to underserved groups. Applicants must be small organizations new to federal funding in the past three years or have not previously received Grants for Arts Projects, Research Grants in the Arts, or Our Town funding. The abbreviated application and $10,000 grants aim to address barriers to funding, with technical assistance resources available. Applications are due April 30, 2024 and will be evaluated based on principles of recognizing communities with rich cultural identities that have limited funding opportunities.
This program features $10,000 grants to facilitate entry into NEA funding opportunities. It is assigned under the Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program of the National Endowment for the Arts, which supports opportunities for arts participation and integration with strategies to promote well-being and build arts sector capacity. Projects must be performed domestically.
Synopsis
Challenge America offers support primarily to small organizations for projects in all artistic disciplines that extend the reach of the arts to groups/communities with rich and dynamic artistic and cultural contributions to share that are underserved. The program is rooted in principles that include, but are not limited to, our recognition that: • Some groups/communities and some geographic areas with rich cultural identities have limited grant funding opportunities, and/or have been historically underserved by national arts funding; • Some small organizations may face barriers to accessing grant funding; and • Some applicants to the NEA may benefit from enhanced technical assistance resources. Challenge America seeks to address these potential barriers for organizations seeking funding. The program features an abbreviated application, a standardized $10,000 grant amount, and a robust structure of technical assistance to facilitate entry to NEA funding opportunities. This category may be a good entry point for organizations that are new to applying for federal funding. First-time applicants to the NEA, as well as previous NEA applicants who have not been recommended for funding in any of the three most recent Fiscal Years (FYs 2022, 2023, or 2024) in any of the following grant programs, are eligible to apply: • Grants for Arts Projects, • Research Grants in the Arts, or • Our Town Previous NEA applicants recommended for funding in Grants for Arts Projects, Research Grants in the Arts, or Our Town FY 2022, FY 2023, or FY 2024 are not eligible to apply. Previous Challenge America, American Rescue Plan (ARP), and CARES Act applicants and grantees are eligible to apply, as long as they were not recommended for FY 2021, FY 2022, or FY 2023 funding in Grants for Arts Projects, Research Grants in the Arts, or Our Town.
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